// Live video stream management for HTML5 video. Uses FFMPEG to connect to H.264 camera stream,
// Camera stream is remuxed to a MP4 stream for HTML5 video compatibility and segments are recorded for later playback
var liveStream = function (req, resp) { // handle each client request by instantiating a new FFMPEG instance
// For live streaming, create a fragmented MP4 file with empty moov (no seeking possible).
var reqUrl = url.parse(req.url, true)
var cameraName = typeof reqUrl.pathname === "string" ? reqUrl.pathname.substring(1) : undefined;
if (cameraName) {
try {
cameraName = decodeURIComponent(cameraName);
} catch (exception) {
console.log("Live Camera Streamer bad request received - " + reqUrl); // Can throw URI malformed exception.
return false;
}
} else {
console.log("Live Camera Streamer - incorrect camera requested " + cameraName); // Can throw URI malformed exception.
return false;
}
console.log("Client connection made to live Camera Streamer requesting camera: " + cameraName)
resp.writeHead(200, {
//'Transfer-Encoding': 'binary'
"Connection": "keep-alive",
"Content-Type": "video/mp4"
//, 'Content-Length': chunksize // ends after all bytes delivered
,
"Accept-Ranges": "bytes" // Helps Chrome
});
for (var cam in cameras) {
if (cameraName.toLowerCase() === cameras[cam].name.toLowerCase()) {
if (!cameras[cam].liveStarted) {
cameras[cam].liveffmpeg = child_process.spawn("ffmpeg", [
"-rtsp_transport", "tcp", "-i", cameras[cam].rtsp, "-vcodec", "copy", "-f", "mp4", "-movflags", "frag_keyframe+empty_moov",
"-reset_timestamps", "1", "-vsync", "1", "-flags", "global_header", "-bsf:v", "dump_extra", "-y", "-" // output to stdout
], {
detached: false
});
cameras[cam].liveStarted = true;
cameras[cam].liveffmpeg.stdout.pipe(resp);
cameras[cam].liveffmpeg.stdout.on("data", function (data) {});
cameras[cam].liveffmpeg.stderr.on("data", function (data) {
console.log(cameras[cam].name + " -> " + data);
});
cameras[cam].liveffmpeg.on("exit", function (code) {
console.log(cameras[cam].name + " live FFMPEG terminated with code " + code);
});
cameras[cam].liveffmpeg.on("error", function (e) {
console.log(cameras[cam].name + " live FFMPEG system error: " + e);
});
}
break; // Keep cam variable active with the selected cam number
}
}
if (cameras[cam].liveStarted === false) {
// Didn't select a camera
}
req.on("close", function () {
shutStream("closed")
})
req.on("end", function () {
shutStream("ended")
});
function shutStream(event) {
//TODO: Stream is only shut when the browser has exited, so switching screens in the client app does not kill the session
console.log("Live streaming connection to client has " + event)
if (typeof cameras[cam].liveffmpeg !== "undefined") {
cameras[cam].liveffmpeg.kill();
cameras[cam].liveStarted = false;
}
}
return true
}